Author : Anna De Meo
Release : 2013-02-21
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Prosodic and Rhythmic Aspects of L2 Acquisition by : Anna De Meo
Download or read book Prosodic and Rhythmic Aspects of L2 Acquisition written by Anna De Meo. This book was released on 2013-02-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, prosodic competence has become increasingly important in second language acquisition studies, as it is a crucial element in the identification of non-native pronunciation and message understanding. This volume is the first attempt to provide a survey of interlanguage prosody research in L2 Italian. It begins with an overview of the possible approaches to the study of rhythmic-prosodic skills acquisition in an L2. The second part of the book emphasizes the relationship between the mother tongue and a second language, and investigates the presence of transfer in prosody interlanguage development. The third part illustrates prosody’s role in the interpretation of pragmatic meaning in native-non-native interaction, and its influence on message persuasiveness. And in the fourth part, technology meets prosody in the areas of second language teaching and speech synthesis.